Flagstaff-holder.



UNrrrlo STATES PATE-NT GFFICE.

WALTER HART, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FLAGSTAFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 661,048, dated November 6, 1900.

Application tiled February 23, 1900. oeral No. 6,1475. LNO modela ing mechanism in which al compound angular adjustment in differing planes may be effected at one time, and, second, the provision of means whereby the vertical adjustment is secured without injurious strain upon the moving parts.

The invention comprises a base-plate for permanent attachment to a suitable support, an adjusting member attached to or united with the base-plate, and a ilagstatf support .or socket adjustably secured to the adjust- -ing member.

The invention also comprises various details of construction ot' the several parts, as

I shall describe below.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View, partlyin section,of myinvention. Fig. 2 is a section upon line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section upon line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

A represents a substantially flat base-plate provided with means, such as screw-holes b, for securing it to any suitable support. The upper side of the base-plate A has a saucerlike receptacle c, which is corrugated, as at d, or the channels may extend vthrough the walls of the receptacle, as indicated by the dotted lines at d, Fig. 2. Through the baseplate and up into the receptacle projects a screw c, which is designed to secure the adjusting member B of my device to the baseplate. This adjusting member B is also provided upon its lower end or foot with periphthe flag-support and adjusting member may eral projections g, which engage with the channels or corrugations d to secure itin any desired axial position. An alternative form of these projections is shown in dotted lines at g', Fig. 2. The upper part of the adjusting member B is substantially cylindrical, (see Fig. 3,) closed at one end, and has its open end interiorly toothed or corrugated, as at h, Fig. 1. These teeth h extend back for a short distance only from the open end of B, Fig. 3, the rest of the interior of B forming a smooth-faced socket, as shown. From the closed end of B a screw i projects into the interior, by which the fiagstafsupport C is secured to the adjusting member B of my device. This support C is provided at its lower end with a lateral projection or boss k, which fits rotatably in the socket of B. This boss k is bored and screw-threaded for engagement with the screw 'L'. The boss k is also provided with peripheral teeth Z to engage with or lock the teeth h of the adjust- L ing member B. The support C is otherwise of ordinary construction, comprising, for example, a socket m, a standard fn, and a ringo. It is evident that the adjusting member B and with it the support C may be adjusted to any required axial position by loosening screw e until the'projections g are released from engagement in the recesses d, lturning the adjusting member to the desired position, and locking the' teeth again by tightening screw e. So, too, when the angular adjustment of the ag-supportCis to be changed screw z' is loosened until the teeth Z and h are disengaged, and then the part- C is rotated to the required position or angle. It should be observed, however, that when these teeth Z and h are so disengaged the smooth-faced nose or boss la, being longer than the depth of teeth Z, is still in engagement with the interior of the socket of B. Thus the Weight of the dag-holder and flag is distributed between k and B, and there is no strain upon the screw t'. tion to standards previously made is avoided.

Various modifications of my device are possible. For example, the base-plate and adjusting member may be permanently secured together in a structure in which the flag-support is attached tothe adjusting member in substantially the manner shown, or

be united by a diiferent adjustment from By this means a serious objec-v that shown Without substantial variation in the base-plate arrangement.

to limit myself to the construction shown.

What l claim is- 1. In a tlagstaff-holder, the combination of a staE-supportiug member having at its lower end a lateral projection, said projection being Ido notintendV .lOC

peripherally ltoothed for a part of its length, an adjust-ing member having a socket into which said projecting member enters, said socket being correspondingly toothed for a part of its length, and a base-plate upon which said adjusting member is adj ustably mounted, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In a flagstaff-holder, the combination of a base-plate, an adjusting member mounted thereon and havinga socket smooth-bored for most of its length, and interiorly toothed or corrugated at one end, and a flag-supporting member provided at its lower end with a lateral projection comprisingr a smooth portion revolubly fitting into said socket, and 2t series of peripheral teeth or corrugations for engaging with the correspondingteeth in said socket, -substantiallyas and for the purposes described.

3. In a flztgst'afT-holder, the combination of a staff-supporting member having at its lower end a lateral projection comprising a smooth portion and a peripherally-toothed portion, and an adjusting member suitably mounted or supported, said adjusting member being provided with a socket into whichsaid lateral projection loosely tits and with teeth for engaging orlocking said peripherally-toothed portion, substantially as and for the purposes described.

4c. Tn at tiagstabholder, the combination of a baseplate,en adjustin; r member seated upon said base-plate and detachably secured thereto, said adjusting member having a socket in teriorly toothed for a part only of its length, means forseteuring axial adjustment of said adjusting member upon said base-plate, a staff-supporting member detachably secured to said adjusting member and provided with a projection or boss entering said socket, substantially as and for the purposes described.

WALTER. HART. Witnesses:

M. LAWSON DYER, JOHN C.- KERR. 

